Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates in 1860, the last election year before the Civil War, were, from left: Abraham Lincoln, Republican party; John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, the southern half of the Democratic party; and Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the northern half of the Democratic party. A fourth...

Presidential candidates in 1860, the last election year before the Civil War, were, from left: Abraham Lincoln, Republican party; John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, the southern half of the Democratic party; and Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the northern half of the Democratic party. A fourth... (Smithsonian Institute)

Presidential candidates in 1860, the last election year before the Civil War, were, from left: Abraham Lincoln, Republican party; John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, the southern half of the Democratic party; and Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the northern half of the Democratic party. A fourth...